Bizspeak in Action: Barney Stinson

April 15, 2013by Angela

Earlier this month, John posted some great information on bizspeak from Bryan A. Garner’s new book, in which he identifies the root problem with bizspeak:

“Many of these phrases have become voguish in business — abstain if you can. Sometimes people use them to enhance their own sense of belonging or to sound ‘in the know‘ … Bizspeak may seem like a convenient shorthand, but it suggests to readers that you’re on autopilot, thoughtlessly using boilerplate phrases that they’ve heard over and over.”